MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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